The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1887-07-28
LLEwxAM,s LETTER ii
A Farraginous Feast of Fresh Facts
From Washington.


will probably remain here until about
September 1st, when the President is
expected to begin his "swing around
the circle" 1t is now stated that he
will make an extended trip of it, going
North, South, East and West before
returning permanently to the White
House. Whether an extra session of
Congress will be called by him in the
mean time,is still a mooted question. If
one is not called my private opinion,
were it publicly expressed, would lead
me to predict that, before the regular
session has time to give relief, the
people of this country are likely to
"heah sumthin' drap" in the financial
woodland great will be the fall
thereof.
BOOMING COMMISSIONER BLACK.
Some of the newspapers and, GU
riously enough, they are for the most
part Republican newspapers-are en-
gagged in booming Gen. Black, the
Commissioner of Pensions, for the
Democratic Vice Presidential nomi-
nation, and the Washington National
Republican even asserts that Cleveland
and Black will be the ticket which its
party will be called upon to defeat.
Gen. Black is from Illinois, an almost
hopeless Republican State, and what
benefit to the Democratic party at
large his nomination would bring
about am at loss to comprehend. l
have no idea that he would be able to
carry Illinois, and it is not very likely
that single northwestern State, even
with Black on the ticket, will go
Democratic next year and what is
more, we can afford to do without
their electoral votes. The States
which we are most interested in car
rying, and where our best efforts must
be employed, are New York, New
Jersey, Indiana, Connecticut, Virgin
la and North Carolina, and | am
quite sure that Gen. Blacks candida
cy would not materially aid the party
in either one of them.
Oh, che would 'placate' the soldier
VOTE" Ell? Well, the Democratic
party is not seriously concerned in
that direction. The late unpleasant
ness between the President and the G.
AR. will have no effect on the Dem.
ocratic ex- Federal soldiers he Will
obtain the votes of all those who vot-
ed for him in 'S4, and Blacks candi-
dacy would not cause the Republicans
to vote for the Democratic electors.
So there is no argument in that asser-
ton.
CLEVELAND AND cox.
/ am rather inclined to the opinion
that the strongest man the party could
select as a running mate to Cleveland
would be the able, the genial, the wit
ty, the whole-souled and eminently
popular New York Congressman
"Sunset" Cox. "What! Select both
candidates from the same State ?" ]
hear the reader exclaim. Well, yes
why not? The popularity of "Sunset'
Cox, unprecedented almost in New
York, is by no means confined to that
State. He has national reputatio n
and a personal popularity which ex-
tends throughout two hemispheres. He
is staunch friend of the South, as his
80 years record in Congress emphati
cally proves, and therefore his oandi-
dacy would be most satisfactory to us
in North Carolina and Virginia. He
is popular in Indiana, New Jersey
and Connecticut, and would add
greatly to the strength of the ticket
in those States, while in New York he
yields a political power and persona
| popularity such as is enjoyed by ne
| other citizen of the Empire State.
Now no one will dispute the asser
ton that whoever is to occupy the
White House for the four years sue
| ceeding March 4th, 1889, must b.
able to obtain the 80 electoral vote
of the State of New York in Novem
Der of next year. Mr.. Cleveland
would be reasonably certain to Obtain
them on a strict party fight if he hat
only Jim Blaine, John Sherman, o.
any other Republican candidate t.
deal with, ngle-handed. But the in
dications point Enthusiastically to tn
candidacy of an alleged Labor" par
ty nominee in 'SS and, in New Yorl
State at least, the Democratic part,
will be the principal sufferer. Thi
third candidate will obtain tour-fifth
of the votes which will be cast for hin
in the large cities, and four out of ev
cry five of them will be drawn from
the Democratic party. Owing to tina
probability it will become us to put
man on the ticket with Clevelan,
whose individuality will add to it
strength, and in my humble judgmen
there is no man in the country who's
candidacy would attract more inae
pendent votes than that of Samuel
Cox. The electoral vote of New Yor
may depend upon his nomination; tn
salvation of the Democratic party ma
therefore depend upon his candidate
and for that reason, if made manifest
1 think it would be the part of wi.
dom for the convention to name hin
even if he and Cleveland do hail tror
the same State.
THE OUTLOOK FOR OHIO.
As was anticipated in my last lette
to the SENTINEL, the Ohio demo
cratic convention on last Thursda
nominated Thomas E. Powell for Go
ernor, ex-senator Thurman declinin
to permit the use of his name in ths
connection. Mr. Powell was Clev,
J, land elector in 1884 and in 80 ws
chairman of the Democratic Stat
Committee; but he is not general
known outside of Ohio He is said |
be strong candidate, however, an
may possibly be elected, though
hardly expect such q result. Ohio
naturally Republican State, and
is clear gain when any of our foil